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Archive - Jan 5, 2011

Reforms start in Cuba to boost economy

<p style="text-align: justify;">Workers in Cuba are coming to terms with sweeping reforms which were due to come into force on Tuesday. 500,000 jobs are set to be cut from the state payrolls by March as the island makes an historic shift towards the private sector in a bid to boost its battered economy.Its not clear if the process has begun or if government departments were still deciding who should be told to go as Ildeyarda Vasquez Guevara, security guard explained, “It’s supposed to happen today, or this week but no one has said anything yet.” Read More

Why does health care in Cuba cost 96% less than in the US?

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Don Fitz. January 5, 2011-- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- When Americans spend $100 on health care, is it possible that only $4 goes to keeping them well and $96 goes somewhere else? Single payer health care government-funded universal health insurance] advocates compare US health care to that in Western Europe or Canada and come up with figures of 20–30% waste in the US.But there is one country with very low level of economic activity yet with a level of health care equal to the West: Cuba. Read More

Venceremos Brigade Fund-raiser Film Series

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sponsored by the VB Scholarship Fund and CUNY Graduate Center's AELLA. Saturday January 29, 2011 @ 3pm-6pm. 365 Fifth Avenue (corner of W. 34th St) 5th floor room 5414/Bring your ID/BYOB.El Benny: El Benny is a Cuban film released in 2006, directed and co-written by Jorge Luis Sánchez, his first feature length film. It is a fictional story based on the life of the famous Cuban musician Benny Moré. It includes new versions of his songs performed by musicians including Chucho Valdés, Juan Formell, Haila and Orishas.The film premiered in Cuba in July 2006, and was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival in August 2006, where its star, Renny Arozarena, won the Boccalino prize for best performance for protagonist in all sections of festival. Read More

British cruise ship Thomson Dream to dock in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Thomson Dream is scheduled to dock in Havana on Wednesday. A British-owned cruise ship is due to sail into the Cuban capital, Havana, on Wednesday, the first in years to dock in the island.The arrival of the Thomson Dream in Cuba is seen as a sign that European cruise companies are starting to return to the island.The ship can carry 1,500 passengers. Read More

A preview of Orcas Center’s upcoming season of music, theatre, and more

<p style="text-align: justify;">By MEREDITH GRIFFITH. Islands Sounder Reporter. Today, 2:13 PM. Orcas Center is ready to take audiences for a whirl around the world in 2011, filling the center stage with culture and music from Mexico, Canada, Africa, Cuba, Scotland and Hawaii. There will be some good dashes of Orcas Island talent, too. Read More

Memorable Week at Royal Hideaway Ensenachos, Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Kevin Parkinson. If you are looking for mild winter temperatures, you might want to consider Cuba, a sub-tropical paradise with more Canadians per square mile than anywhere else in the world, except Canada.Landing in Santa Clara in central Cuba, it is amazing to see an airport smaller than a high school in a city of over 200,000 people. The kicker is that there are signs for only four airlines in the airport, all of them Canadian- SunWing, Air Canada, Air Transat and Westjet. Read More

First VP Machado Ventura Praises Good State of Relations with Brazil

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.01.04 - 13:37:35 / [email protected]. HAVANA, CUBA.- First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura highlighted on Monday the good state of relations between Cuba and Brazil, where he participated on Saturday in the swearing-in ceremony of the new Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff.<br /> <br /> Read More

Cuba to help build pharmaceutical plant within three years

<p style="text-align: justify;">Venezuela will ramp up pharmaceutical production with Cuban and Portuguese help within three years, Venezuela’s deputy health minister said.Venezuela’s Servicio Autónomo de Elaboraciones Farmaceúticas (Sefar) is planning to build a joint venture plant with Cuba for various basic drugs, and a joint venture plant with Portugal for antibiotics, Isabel Iturria said, according to Agencia Venezolana de Noticias. Read More

4 Great Things To Do In Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: Omar Isaacs. Caribbean weddings are the perfect option for so many couples. The sun, sea and sand, the beautiful weather, and the fascinating culture all make for the perfect romantic setting. Havana is one of the most interesting cities in the world, and theres a good chance you might want to visit the capital of Cuba after your wedding. Read More

Corridor of migratory birds in western Cuba attracts scientists

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban scientific will study deeper on the characteristics and the procedence of the avifauna of Guanahacabibes peninsula in the western province of Pinar del Rio, which is also one of the major corridors for migratory birds in Cuba.Specialists of that national park along with other experts will begin to monitor, next February, communities of birds typical of that area during the migratory, reproductive and permanent residence stages. Read More